You woke up today and looked in the mirror. And you said to yourself. I’m going to get in shape!”
Just one problem – you don’t quite know HOW.
It’s okay; we’ve all been there!
This might be the first, tenth, or the fiftieth time you’ve tried to lose weight and get healthy. Sure, things didn’t work last time, or the time before that, or even the time before that…”but things are going to be different THIS time,” right?
So you hop on the internet, search “how to lose weight,” and see unlimited amount of websites that promise you fast results with minimal effort. You get overwhelmed, intimidated, and then go back to your normal lifestyle…
If you’re overwhelmed at the idea of how to get in shape, I hear you.
From bootcamps to crossfit to weight watchers to paleo to vegan, how are you supposed to make sense of all this information to find the right path? The truth is that there is no ONE path that works for everybody. You’re a unique snowflake, which means what works for somebody else might not work for you, and vice versa.
First and foremost, today is the first day of the rest of your life!
So let’s get started.
We will be looking into a routine and method I use for my clients.
I like to keep it simple and have come up with these 3 pillars. That are the foundation for you to get in shape.
• Education: know HOW to get in shape
• Inspiration: know WHY you’re getting in shape
• Support: having others help you along the way to get in shape
If you can successfully combine these three crucial pieces, then you’ll have a big chance at getting in the best damn shape of your life.
Topic 1 Education
1. Pick goals that are SMART Be incredibly specific with your goals so that you can actively plan what steps are needed to achieve those goals:
For example
• I’m going to lose 20 pounds this year by going to the gym 3 times per week for the next 6 months and eat one more vegetable per week than I did the week before.
This way you know what you have to do to keep yourself on track
• If you are setting goals – be SUPER SPECIFIC, write them down, and plan them out.
• Understand that Rome wasn’t built in a day, This is NOT a diet, or a quick fix, but a LIFESTYLE CHANGE. Don’t expect overnight results, or abs in two weeks. Slow and steady progress.
2) Identify your kryptonite. If you tried to get in shape in the past and failed, it’s important to know WHY. Did you get sick and give up after a few days? Did you go on vacation and say “why bother?” Maybe you just got bored? If you sucked at getting in shape last time, educate yourself on the hurdles and kryptonite that made you suck, and work on either avoiding those pitfalls or develop methods to deal with them.
3) Clean up your diet. Believe it or not, 80% of your success when it comes to getting healthy will depend on your diet – unless you are running marathons on a daily basis, you cannot outrun your fork, and you can’t out-train a bad diet. I honestly cannot stress the importance of this enough. Whether you want to count calories, cut out certain foods, or attempt a new diet all together, this is the most important step you can take. Yes the most important.
Now, most people suck at eating better because they try to make TOO many changes at once, their stomach freaks out and they run back to their comfort foods.
My advice? Pick one food change every few weeks, and stick with it. Whether it’s eating less calories per day, drinking one less soda, eating more vegetables or cooking your own meal once a week…small changes can lead to big successes in the long run.
4) Find an activity that makes you happy, and do it all of the time. Do you like to run? Awesome, do that. Do you like to lift weights? Awesome, do that. We’re genetically designed to be active.
If you don’t like to move, then it’s time to try new things until you find something that you DO like. Sign up for a new class, join your company’s running club for a day, try out something in your basement or living room, just keep trying new stuff until you find something that you like. And then do it as often as you can.
topic 2 Inspiration
WHY do you want to get in shape? What is your reason for wanting to do so? Do you want to get in shape to…
• Impress a cute coworker?
• Win a weight loss competition at work?
• Eventually play with your newborn son?
• Grow old with your significant other?
• Prove everybody wrong who said “you can’t do it?”
Have a freaking reason! Write it down and hang it up in your bedroom
I call this Your Big Why: Keep that Big Why at the front of your mind at all times. I suggest writing it down and putting it on a piece of paper somewhere that you can see regularly.
Let me tell you this, If you don’t have a big why. You will fail. It sounds hard but it’s true. Only if you have the determination of David Gogginson you will be good without any goals but lets be real, no one has that kind of work ethic.
Topic 3 Support
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